Apple iMac 27-inch with Retina Expert Reviews

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Reviewed on 2016-11-11

Mac vs PC, it's the age-old debate between those that opt to use Apple's macOS Sierra and Microsoft's Windows 10 and with the announcement of Microsoft's Surface Studio, the debate is hotter than ever. We've pitted Apple's and Microsoft's all-in-one PCs a...

The 2015 27in 5K iMacs jump from Haswell to Skylake - which is two CPU generations, they also move up one GPU generation, and the storage bandwidth is twice as much. In addition, the display quality is better than ever and you can buy 64GB of third-party...

This week Microsoft announced its first desktop PC in the form of the Surface Studio . It's an all-in-one PC aimed at creative professionals but can it beat Apple's favourite? Here's our Surface Studio vs iMac. Also see: Best all-in-one PCs .Although bo...

Removing the need for a large box tucked away under the desk, AIOs have benefitted from the miniaturisation of technology used in mobile computing, allowing more powerful components to be tucked away into the rear of their displays. While the AIOs of the...

Apple's 5k 27-inch iMac – or, to give it its formal title, the 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display – is the computer of choice for many designers, artists and photographers. While some have been tempted away by the pick-up-and-pop-to-Starbucks portability...

There have been products that, when released, live up to the buzz surrounding them, while other promising products seem to fall to the wayside once they make it to the public. An early adopter's dream is to get their hands on one of those products that ex...

T here's no two ways about it, the iMac's Retina 5K display has plenty of pixels. To be precise, the 5,120 x 2,880 resolution means there are 14.7 million of the things. Enough that, if you counted every single one, at a rate of one per second, it would t...

The new 27in 5K iMacs jump from Haswell to Skylake - which is two CPU generations, they also move up one GPU generation, and the storage bandwidth is twice as much. In addition, the display quality is better than ever and you can buy 64GB of third-party R...

There's no two ways around it, the iMac's Retina 5K display has a lot of pixels. Let's do the maths: the 5,120 x 2,880 resolution means that there are 14.7 million of them. If you counted every single one, one every second, it'd take you 170 days non-stop...

When Apple introduced Retina displays on the iPhone 4 and iPad 3, those sharp screens made older models feel instantly outdated. Launched in late 2014, the first Mac with Retina 5K display had a similar effect. Featuring a display stuffed full of pixels...

5K in the second generation. Apple uses new Skylake processors for the current iMac Retina 5K version, but also a new graphics card from AMD as well as new input devices. A sophisticated build quality and powerful hardware create a convincing package, but...

Beautiful and slim design, stunning and improved display, plenty of power, new Magic Keyboard is lovely, upgradeable RAM port, lower price than predecessorPorts on the rear difficult to access, extra RAM from Apple is pricey, 1TB Fusion Drive drop in SSD portion (no issue for 2TB), not all applications will render resolution optimised

Apple introduced the world to a 5K-resolution version of the 27-inch iMac last year and, well, it was an absolutely fantastic workhorse that not only looked the part, but performed it too. For 2015, the Cupertino company has not only made the 5,120 x 2,8...

Some doubted an all-in-one could deliver what a professional needed, but the 2015 iMac with Retina 5K display is looking to not only disprove that but squash such suspicions completely. Updated this year with Intel's newest "Skylake" sixth-generation proc...

Still a great design, Incredible 5K Retina screen, Solid performance with Skylake chipset and discrete GPU, Rechargable keyboard an improvementNot ideal for gaming

It might not have gained as many plaudits as the iPhone 6S , but last year's 5K 27-inch iMac was a revelation. While it looked identical to its predecessor, the pin-sharp screen was an enormous improvement. In 2015, Apple brought the Retina-quality displa...

The 5,120x2,880 resolution is just as amazing today as it was when I first set eyes on it. As well as making everything exceptionally sharp, there’s enough resolution to comfortably use two applications side-by-side, or to even edit a 4K video while leavi...

The best all-in-one there is, now in both 4K and 5KLast year's iMac brought the Retina display to Apple's desktop product line in dramatic fashion. The 27-inch 5K screen was a jaw-dropping addition that made the all-in-one impossible to look away from. An...

There are no two ways about it, the iMac's Retina 5K display has a lot of pixels. Let's do the maths: the 5,120 x 2,880 resolution means that there are 14.7 million of the things. Enough that, if you counted every single one, at a rate of one per second...

Over the last 12 months, Apple's approach to computing has totally changed (again). It's redesigned the MacBook and came up with a brand new giganto iPad, the iPad Pro . But why would it mess with the 5K-screen 27in iMac?You want it thinner? Lighter? Are...

Over the last 12 months, Apple's approach to computing has totally changed (again). It's redesigned the MacBook and came up with a brand new giganto iPad, the iPad Pro . But why would it mess with the 5K-screen 27in iMac?You want it thinner? Lighter? Are...

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